Newcastle looking at £5m bid for Monaco striker Emmanuel Riviere

The former France Under-21 international is available this summer after falling down the pecking order since the arrival of Dimitar Berbatov.

Pardew has promised changes after Newcastle's end-of-season slump, with winger Hatem Ben Arfa set to be sold, while on-loan Loic Remy will return to QPR ahead of a proposed move to Arsenal. Dutch striker Luuk de Jong has failed to impress on loan from Borussia Monchengladbach.